You do not meet the criteria for public testing. Private testing for various situations, including travel, can be accessed through a variety of providers for a fee including: DynaLIFE Medical Labs, Numi Health, Equity Health Services and some pharmacies.
All Albertans have a responsibility to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. There are steps you can take to protect yourself and others.
- Practice good hygiene: wash hands often, cover coughs and sneezes, and avoid touching your face.
- Monitor for COVID-19 symptoms: fever, cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, sore throat, runny nose, or loss of sense of smell or taste.
- If you develop any COVID-19 symptoms, stay home and take this assessment again.
If you have any other questions about COVID-19, please visit AHS.ca/COVID.
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People who travel to Canada by air, regardless of citizenship, need to follow testing and quarantine requirements to keep Canadians safe.
Starting July 5, 2021, there will be some exemptions for people eligible to enter Canada, who also meet specific conditions for fully vaccinated travellers.
You may qualify for certain exemptions to quarantine and testing requirements if you:
Those who meet the requirements may be exempt from:
- quarantine
- hotel stopover (for air travellers)
- day-8 testing requirement
More Information on Traveller Requirements
If you proceed with this option, you will leave this website and be taken to the Government of Canada website.
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Because you may need to speak with a nurse about your symptoms, please call 811.
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- chills
- painful swallowing
- stuffy nose
- headache
- muscle or joint ache
- feeling unwell, fatigue or severe exhaustion
- nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or unexplained loss of appetite
- conjunctivitis (pink eye)
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They may have provided you with an Outbreak or EI Number, but this is not required to book a COVID-19 test.
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- fever
- new onset of cough or worsening of chronic cough
- new or worsening shortness of breath
- new or worsening difficulty breathing
- sore throat
- runny nose
- loss of sense of smell or taste
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- chills
- painful swallowing
- stuffy nose
- headache
- muscle or joint ache
- feeling unwell, fatigue or severe exhaustion
- nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or unexplained loss of appetite
- conjunctivitis (pink eye)
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- fever
- new onset of cough or worsening of chronic cough
- new or worsening shortness of breath
- new or worsening difficulty breathing
- sore throat
- runny nose
- loss of sense of smell or taste
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- Healthcare worker*
- Group home, disability support or shelter worker
- Correctional facility staff
*You are considered a healthcare worker if you work in the following settings:
- AHS or Covenant Facility in which patient care is provided
- Home Care
- Primary Care
- Diagnostic Imaging or Laboratory Clinics
- Medical Specialty Clinics
- Continuing Care and Licensed Supportive Living Sites
- Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians (in patient care settings)
- Other settings where face-to-face patient care is provided (including Emergency Medical Responders)
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- shortness of breath at rest
- inability to lie down because of difficulty breathing
- chronic health conditions that you are having difficulty managing because of your current respiratory illness
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- severe difficulty breathing (e.g., struggling for each breath, speaking in single words)
- severe chest pain
- having a very hard time waking up
- feeling confused
- lost consciousness
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- fever
- new onset of cough or worsening of chronic cough
- new or worsening shortness of breath
- new or worsening difficulty breathing
- sore throat
- runny nose
- loss of sense of smell or taste
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- chills
- painful swallowing
- stuffy nose
- headache
- muscle or joint ache
- feeling unwell, fatigue or severe exhaustion
- nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or unexplained loss of appetite
- conjunctivitis (pink eye)
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Any of the following would be considered an exposure:
- Face-to-face or close contact (within 2 meters/ 6 feet) with an individual who is a probable or confirmed case of COVID-19, without using the recommended personal protective equipment (PPE);
- Contact with nose or throat secretions, or an object contaminated with nose or throat secretions, from a patient who is a probable or confirmed case of COVID-19, without using the recommended PPE;
- Was within 2 meters (6 feet) of a patient who is a probable or confirmed case of COVID-19 when an aerosol-generating medical procedure (AGMP) was performed, without using the recommended PPE.
- Handling of samples suspected of containing COVID-19 virus in a laboratory or other setting without using the recommended PPE or the recommended environmental controls.
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These tests require confirmation.
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- Point of Care (POC) test
- Test that you paid for
These tests require confirmation.
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No
These tests require confirmation.
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- Point of Care (POC) test
- Test that you paid for
These tests require confirmation.
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AHS, APL and Covenant Health employees must continue to follow the current fit for work requirements.
Those who are not fully immunized are recommended to avoid high-risk locations such as continuing care and crowded indoor spaces if they have been in contact with a case in the past 14 days.
All Albertans have a responsibility to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. There are steps you can take to protect yourself and others.
- Practice good hygiene: wash hands often, cover coughs and sneezes, and avoid touching your face.
- Monitor for COVID-19 symptoms: fever, cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, sore throat, runny nose, or loss of sense of smell or taste.
- If you develop any COVID-19 symptoms, stay home and take this assessment again.
If you have any other questions about COVID-19, please visit AHS.ca/COVID.
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- fever or chill
- runny or stuffy nose
- sore throat
- cough
- difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
- nausea or diarrhea
- loss or altered sense of taste or smell
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- Fever: higher than 39 degrees for three days
- Cough: return of cough after being cough free
- Increasing shortness of breath or shortness of breath at rest
- Inability to lie down because of difficulty breathing
- Signs of dehydration such as: passing only a little urine, feeling very lightheaded
- Chronic health conditions that you are having difficulty managing because of your current illness
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All Albertans have a responsibility to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. There are steps you can take to protect yourself and others.
- Practice good hygiene: wash hands often, cover coughs and sneezes, and avoid touching your face.
- Monitor for COVID-19 symptoms.
- if you do develop any COVID-19 symptoms, stay home and take this self-assessment again.
For information on current public health restrictions and how to prevent the spread of COVID-19, visit AHS.ca/COVID.
